This Sunday, leader Benfica visited Marítimo for the 24th round of the Portuguese Championship and won 3-0 at Estádio dos Barreiros, on Madeira Island. Ex-São PauloDavid Neres scored two goals and João Mário completed for the Eagles.
In the first stage, Benfica almost opened the scoring with João Mário, from the penalty spot, but the midfielder missed the kick. In the 48th minute, João Mário made up for the mistake and assisted David Neres to score the first goal of the match.
⚽ Neres’ 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗼 who opened the scoring!#CSMSLB | 0-1 | #LigaPortugal
🎥 @SPORTTVPortugal. pic.twitter.com/1pR55M3l1V
— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) March 12, 2023
On the way back from the break, at five minutes, Grimaldo crossed from the left side, the ball crossed the entire area until João Mário appeared at the second post to extend the advantage. In the 12th minute, Aursnes launched a counterattack and played for Grimaldo, who arranged for Neres to arrive by hitting and close the victory by 3-0.
As a result, Benfica maintained the eight-point advantage at the top and reached 65 points in the Portuguese Championship. In addition, the Eagles reached their eighth straight victory and reached 14 games of unbeaten record. On the other hand, Marítimo is in 16th place, opening the relegation zone with 16 points.
💫 Neres is our Man of the Match!#EuAmoOBenfica | #CSMSLB pic.twitter.com/TVT41WN9uX
— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) March 12, 2023
Other Portuguese Championship games this Sunday
Rio Ave 2 x 1 Gil Vicente
Vizela 0 x 4 Braga
Sporting 3 x 0 Boavista
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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